Mason Thompson

If you have any used books around the house, then the University of Alabama wants to talk to you. UA’s Center for Economic Development is launching its seventeenth annual book donation drive for Black Belt schools.

The opening of a new Buc-ee’s in north Alabama now has a date. The new fifty-three thousand square foot facility officially opens today with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Athens. The new Buc-ee’s will feature more than one hundred gas pumps and the chain’s signature wall of beef jerky.

The region around Dothan is celebrating what’s considered to be its primary cash crop. The National Peanut Festival is underway until Nov. 13.

Judging for a contest that combines reading and football is now underway.

Black Restaurant Week is taking place this week along the Gulf Coast. The event celebrates the flavors of African American, African and Caribbean cuisine. It’s happening from now until Sunday.

The State of Alabama is barely a month away from its midterm elections. Voters will be asked to choose a new U.S. Senator to replace retiring Republican Richard Shelby. There’s also a ballot item to remove slavery from the State constitution. Alabama is also looking for poll workers to staff the precincts